A woman is found dead in a local businessman’s holiday let. Detectives uncover some shady dealings. But did he kill her?

The charm of a West of Ireland holiday home is somewhat tarnished when a woman’s body is found in the property. There are few clues as to her identity. However, in her hand is found a small solid-gold ingot.

Galway-based DI Maureen Lyons is drawn out to the sticks to take on the case. Suspicion naturally falls on the property’s owner who runs a large discount store, lives beyond his means, and has an over-zealous interest in the ladies.

But the team find it difficult to establish a motive and it is only when the investigation follows the money that a picture begins to emerge. This is one of corruption that spreads across Europe, from Ireland, through Holland, all the way to Lithuania and beyond.

With the help of a Dutch inspector, Lyons will piece together an elaborate criminal scheme worth millions. But it will also bring her up against individuals who kill at the drop of a hat to further their aims.

This is the seventh murder mystery featuring detectives Hays and Lyons set in the Galway region of Ireland. It can be enjoyed entirely as a standalone, but why not check out the other books in the series?

The full list of titles in the series is as follows:

• MURDER ON THE OLD BOG ROAD
• MURDER AT THE OLD COTTAGE
• MURDER ON THE WEST COAST
• MURDER AT THE PONY SHOW
• MURDER ON PAY DAY
• MURDER IN THE AIR
• MURDER AT THE HOLIDAY HOME
• MURDER ON THE PENINSULA
• MURDER AT THE RACES
• MURDER IN A SAFE HAVEN
• MURDER IN AN IRISH BOG
• MURDER IN A SEASIDE TOWN
• MURDER BY THE HIDDEN BAY
• MURDER AT THE ARTS FESTIVAL
• MURDER AT THE CARAVAN

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